Accounting-machine.



M. JACOB.

ACCOUNTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED mwl. 1914.

1,240,218. Patented Sept. 18,1917.

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W1 Wrasse-o v JACOB. ACCOUNTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, I914- Patented Se t. 18,1917.

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MAX JACOB, OF BERLIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO, (INCORPORATED IN 1906.)

, ACCOUNTING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX JACOB, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Berlin, Germany, .in the Kingdom of Prussia and Empire of Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Accounting-Machines, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a hand stamp having a totalizing mechanism which automatically accumulates all the various amounts receipted during stamping operations. Y

One of the objects of this invention was to construct the actuating mechanism for the totalizer of the hand stamp so that the amount set up on the type carriers will be added on the totalizer only during alternate operations of the machine. This construction peculiarly adapts the stamp for receipting purposes the amount added on the totalizer being stamped upon the receipt during one operation of the stamp and on a duplicate receipt or in a record or account book at the other operation. It is clear that the hand stamp may be used for other than receipting purposes the latter purpose being suggested'merely as an example.

In the preferred form of embodiment disclosed herein, the stamp is light, simple and compact so that it may be readily lifted and placed upon the receipt or book upon which the amount is to be printed. The actuators for the printing wheels are manually adjustable segment gears, and upon adjustment of these gears the printing wheels,

which are carried in an operating frame are moved corresponding extents, so that upon depression of the operating frame the printing line of the wheels will be carried against the paper or book to be receipted. Gear wheels for actuating the registering wheels of the totalizer are moved to extents corresponding to the setting positions of the ad justable segment gears byoperating pawls, which are operated upon alternate operations of the operating frame.

The machine is also provided with improved means for alining and locking the adjustable setting segment gears against movement during the operation of the stamp.

With these and incidental objects in view, he in ention consi ts ta n o l tea tures of construction and combinations of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims, and a pre ferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form part of the specification.

Of said drawings.

Figure 1 is a right hand side elevation of the hand stamp embodying the invention, the cabinet being removed.

Fig. 2 is a detailed view showing the left hand side of that part of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1, which is employed to rotate the transfer shaft and adjust the means for connecting and disconnecting the operating mechanism for the totalizer from the operating frame, the latter being shown in depressed position.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken just to the right of the setting and actuating mechanisms for the units totalizing and printing wheels.

Fig. 4 is a detailed View of the means for connecting and disconnecting the actuating mechanism for the totalizer from the operat ing frame upon alternate operations of the stamp.

Fig. 5 is a detailed side elevation of the type wheels and inking mechanism therefor, showing these parts in normal and operated positions.

The stamp provided. with a plurality of manually adjustable actuating segment gears 1, one gear being provided for each denomination represented .in the stamp. These setting segment gears are loosely mounted upon a central. cross rod 2 and are provided with handles or fingers 3. which pass through vertical slots at formed in the front of the cabinet 5 of the machine. The transverse vertical sec3ion of Fig. 3 is shown as being taken through one of these slots. Numerals from 0 to 9, are arranged on the front cabinet beside each of these slots to enable the operator of the stamp to adjust the segment gears 1 to positions corresponding to the amounts to be printed. The ends of the cross rod 2 are suitably mounted hearings in the vertical side plates 7 of the main supporting frame of the machine. Type wheels 8 are loosely mounted upon a stationary shaft 9, which is supported at its ends in the side plates 10 of an operating frame 11, This. operating frame 11 is comprised of these side plates 10 and a horizontal cross bar 12 integral with the side plates 10 and adapted to be gripped by the operator and depressed. The type wheels 8 are rigid with their associate pinions 13, which normally mesh with the teeth of the setting segment gears 1. It can be seen from this constructionjust described that the type wheels 8 will be moved by the setting segment gears 1, to corresponding extents to set upon the wheels the amount represented by the positions of these setting gears.

The plates 10 of the operating frame 11 are positioned on the outside of the side plates 7 of the supporting frame and the shaft 9 near its ends moves in vertical slots 14 in side plates 7, when the operating frame 11 is depressed. A shaft 15 is journaled in front of the shaft 9 in the lower forward sides of the side plates 10 and moves in vertical slots 16 in the side plates 7 and the ends of a shaft 17, which is mounted in the upper ends of side plates 7, pass through vertical slots 18 in the central portions of side plates 10 of the operating frame and in this manner the operating frame is guided in its vertical movements. When an amount is to be printed, the stamp, which has no base or bottom is raised and placed on the receipt or book which is to receive the impression from the type carriers 8. The setting segment gears 1 are then adjusted and the operating frame 11 fully depressed. The depression of the operating frame carries the type carriers down against the book or receipt to print the amount set up on the type carriers.

After the operating frame 11 has been fully depressed the operator may remove his hand, spring operated arms 20 being provided to elevate the operating frame to normal position. The arms 20 are loosely mounted just within the side plate 7 upon the cross rod 21, which is rigidly mounted in the side plates 7 of the supporting frame and the arms at their outer ends are provided with slots 22 through which the shaft 9 passes. Upon depression of the operating frame 11 the shaft 9 works upon the lower sides of the slots 22 to rock the arms downward about the cross rod 21 and against the action of a spring 23. This spring 23 is coiled about the cross rod 21 and at one end enters an opening 25 in a collar 26 fast to the cross rod 21 and at its opposite end is bent about the forward edge of a cross bar 24-, which rigidly connects the arms 20. As soon as the operator removes his hand, after fully depressing the operating frame. the springs 23 will rock the arms 20 upward to normal position and the operating frame by engagement of the shaft 9 with the lower sides of slots 22 in the arms 20 will be elevated to normal position at the same time.

For the purpose of alining the setting segment gears 1 in their proper positions and for locking them in their alined positions during the operation of the operating frame 11, the following described mechanism is provided; A frame 27, which consists of one plate or sheet of metal is bent to form two parallel sides and a base, extends across the machine and is rigidly mounted below the setting gears 1 in side plates 7 of the supporting frame. frame 27 is divided into apartments by plates, (not shown) parallel to the side plates 7 of the supporting frame and fast to the sides of frame 27. There is one of justment of a setting segment gear 1 its teeth depress the ball and plate thereunder against the action of its spring 29 and as the ball can turn at the same time it is ohvious that there is less friction between the ball and the teeththan exists between teeth and the ordinary forms of spring operated alinement pawls. The base of the frame below the centers of the plates 28 is pro 'vided with opening 31, through which screw studs 32 are adapted to pass. There' is one of these stud screws 32 for each hole 31 and all of them are carried by a cross bar 34, which is supported by two plates 35,'

pivoted at 33 to the side plates 7 of the su porting frame. The forward edges of t e downward extending arms 36 of plates 35 normally extend across the path of movement of the shaft 9 so that when this shaft is lowered to carry the printing wheels 8 against the paper to be receipted, the plates 35 are rocked rearward about their pivotal centers '33 to carry the ends of stud screws 32 up into engagement with under sides of their corresponding plates 28. Such engagement of stud screws with the plates prevent the balls 30 from being depressed, whereby the setting segment gears 1 are positively locked from movement during the movement of the operating frame 11.

The printing line of the type wheels 8 is inked during each depression of operatin frame 11 by an. inking pad 38 (Figs. 3 ans carried by a horizontal bar 39, which is supported at its ends by two curved arms 40, which are loosely mounted upon the stationary shaft 21 between the arms 20. A spring 41 which is coiled about this shaft 21 to the right of the spring 23 is bent about the rear edge of the cross bar 24 and its .80 these apartments under each setting seg-i ries arms 48, which are fast on the shaft and opposite end is bent about the lower edge of one of the arms 10, as shown in Fig. 5. This spring 41- normally serves to hold the inking frame, comprising these arms 40 and cross bar 89 in the position shown in Fig. 3 and-by the full lines in Fig. 5. It can be seen from these figures that in this position of the frame the pointed free ends of arms 10 engage the shaft 9 to prevent the inking pad 88 from engaging the type wheels while the operating frame 11 is in normal position. Upon downward move ment of the type carriers 8 during a stamping operation, to the position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 5 the shaft 9 moves out of engagement with the pointed ends of the arms 40 and the spring 11 slightly elevates the inking frame to carry the inking pad 38 into engagement with the type wheels as is indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 5. Upon continued downward movement of the type carriers 8 the shaft 9 engages the upper edges of the arms 10 thereby rocking the inking frame about the shaft 21. An arm 42 is loosely mounted upon the shafts 9 and 15 and at its rear end iarries a pin 44, which during the latter part of the downward movement of operating frame 11 engages the upper edge of the left hand side arm 40 of the inking frame to rock the inking frame still further about the shaft 21 so that the curved ends of arms lO'will not hook under the shaft 9 and prevent it from being fully depressed. The position of the inking frame when the type wheels 8 are in contact with the paper under the stamp is shown by the dot-dash lines of Fig. 5. Upon return movement of the typecarriers 8 to the position shown by the dotted lines, the spring 41 rocks the inking frame to the position also shown by the dotted lines, Then upon continued movement of the type wheels to the normal position the shaft 9 engages the concave surface under the ends of the arms 40 causing the inking frame to beslightly lowered to nor mal position.

In order to aline the printing wheels in their set positions and lock them against rotation. during a stamping operation, the

shaft 15 carries alining pawls 16, one for each wheel. A plate 47 is fast to the forward sides of these alining pawls to make them more rigid. The shaft 15 near its ends, but just within the side plates 7 carwhich'at their free ends are equipped with pins 49 normally resting in the upper ends of the slots 16. The upper ends of slots 16 are inclined toward the front of the machine so that at the beginning of the depression of the operating frame the pins 49 ride out of the inclined portions of slots into the vertical portions, thereby rocking the shaft 15 clockwise to cause the pawls to engage the teeth of the pinion 18 rigid with the printing wheels and aline and lock the printing wheels against movement until the operating frame has been restored to normal position.

The totalizer wheels 51, which are of an ordinary construction, are rotatably mountedupon the shaft 17 and the pinions 52 rigid with the appropriate totalizer wheels, constantly mesh with corresponding actuating gears 58, there being one of these actuating gears for each totalizer pinion. These actuating gears 53 are loosely mounted upon the central shaft 2 and are adapted to be rotated thereon, only in a clockwise di rection. Rigid with the actuating gears 53 are large ratchet wheels 54E. These ratchet wheels 54.- are adapted to be actuated to clifferential extents by pawls 55, having an in variable extent of movement, the differential movements of the ratchet wheels being determined by the positions of the respective setting segment gears 1. The pawls 55 are pivoted to the lower ends of the arms 56, fast to the shaft 2, which is rocked about 90 degrees in a clockwise direction upon (lepression of the operating frame 11 and then returned to normal position upon return of the operating frame to normal position. The engagement of pawls with the teeth of the corresponding ratchet wheels 54 is maintained by springs 58, W1l0l1 are compressed between the under surfaces of the pawls and lugs 60, which project from arms 61, also pivoted on the studs 57. The arms 61 carry pins or rollers 62, which project into slots 63 formed in he setting segment gears 1. The rear halves of these slots are concentric with the shaft 2 and subtend an angle of about 90 degrees and the forward halves of the slots are also concentric with the shaft and subtend a like angle, but the radius of the latter is not as great as that of the former. From this description, it can be seen that, when pin 62 is in the rear portion of its respective slot 63, the corre spouding pawl 55 will be out of engagement with its ratchet wheel 54, a lug 50 being arranged on the arm 61 to project over the pawl so that the spring 58 cannot raise the pawl above the arm 61 into engagement with the teeth of the ratchet wheel when the pin is in the rear portion of the slot (33. hen a setting segment gear 1 is in its zero position the pin 62 is near the rear end of the slot 63in the segment gear and through out the entire movement of the arm 56 and its pawl 55 over a distance equal to nine teeth on the ratchet wheel the pin 62 rides in the rear half of the slot so that the pawl will not engage and actuate its ratchet wheel 5-1 and gear wheel If, however, the setting segment is adjusted to some other than Zero position the pin 62 will ride in the rear half of the slot 63 in the se ment gear and then pass into the forward portion of the slot, whereupon the pawl engages its ratchet wheel and moves the ratchet wheel and actuating gear 53, a number of steps, corresponding to the position of the setting segment gear. For example, if a setting segment gear is adjusted to its six position the slot 63 is in such a position that the pin 62, working in the slot, rides in the rear concentric portion of the slot for a distance equal to two teeth, then a distance equal to one tooth in the portion of the slot connecting the concentric portion. and later passes into the forward concentric portion of the slot to raise the pawl. into engagement with the fourth tooth of its ratchet wheel 5%! and continued movement of the pawl will then move the ratchet wheel 51 a distance equal. to six teeth. This differential movement of ratchet wheel 54 is transmitted to the corresponding totalizer wheel by the actuating gear rigid with ratchet wheel. It may he further noted, that when a setting segment gear is moved to its nine position, the pin 62 riding in its slot 63 will rest in the forward concentric portion of the slot so that the pawl will be in engagement with the ratchet wheel before the operating frame is moved from normal position. Then upon movement of the operating frame 11 the ratchet wheel 54 and the actuating gear 53 will be moved nine units or steps to move the corresponding totalizer pinion a like extent.

The shaft 2 is rocked in a clockwise d irection to move the arms 56 and pawls 55 about 90 degrees upon alternate depressions of the operating frame as above stated. For the purpose of rocking shaft 2 it rigidly carries near its ends, but within the side plates 7 of the supporting frame two arms 6% from the outer ends of which are pivotall hung links 65. These links at their lower ends carry a cross rod 66, which moves in vertical slots 67 in the side plates 7 of the supporting frame, during the first operation of the operating frame 11. A spring 68, which is connected at one end to the left hand side arm 64. and at its opposite end to a stud 69, projecting from the left hand side plate 7 of supporting frame, normally holds the parts above described in the position shown in Fig. 3. The engagement of the cross rod 64 with the upper ends of the vertical slots 67 prevents the spring 68 from pulling these parts past the normal position. The ends of the rod 66 normally engage the lower rear ends of the side plates 10 of the operating frame below the hook projections 71. It is evident that when the operating frame 11 is depressed the hook projections 71 will engage the rod 66 and thereby carry the rod downward, rocking the arms 64, shaft 2 and the pawl carrying arms 56 about 90 degrees in a clockwise direction.

As abovestated it is one of the objects of the invention to provide means whereby the stamp may be operated twice to make two printing impressions of the amount set u on the type wheels but to operate the tots izer but once during these two operations; To accomplish this result, the links 65 and cross rod 66 are rocked rearward at the end of the first operation, so that upon the sec-f 0nd operation of the stamp the cross rod 66 is out of the path of the movement of the: hook projections 71, the upper ends of the slots 67 being provided with set-off portions 75- to permit this rearward movement of the cross rod 66.

The mechanism for automatically performing this function upon alternate operations of the machine may now be described. A stud shaft 7 5 projecting from the left hand side plates 7 of the supporting frame loosely carries a cam disk 76 (Figs. 3 and 4). A stud roller 77 projecting from the left hand'side link 65 normally engages a cam portion 78 of the periphery of a cam disk 76 and in this manner the links 65 and cross rod 66 are held in the position shown in these figures so that the operation of the operating frame will cause the amount set up on the setting segment gears to be added on the totalizer. Upon depression of the operating frame during the first operation of the stamp the cam 7 6 is not turned, but during the return movement of the operating frame to normal position the cam disk 76 is given one-half of a rotation in the direction of the arrow 73, as will be presently described, to position the cam portion 79 of the periphery of the disk into the path of the movement of a pin 80, beside the pin 72 and also projecting from the left hand side link 65. During the last increment of movement of the operating frame to normal position the pin 80 engages this cam portion 79 of the disk, which is now at rest and the links 65'and cross rod 66 are thereby cammed to the rear of the machine. the cross rod 66 being carried out of the paths of movement of the hook projections 71 and into the setolt portions 74. of slots 67 Upon the second operation of the stamp the totalizer will not be actuated'as the cross rod 66 will be out of the paths of the movement of the hook projections 71. During this second operation, however, the cam disk 76 will be given another one-half rotation in a clockwise direction to again position the cam portion 78 of the disk in the path of the movement of the pin 77, so that upon return movement of the operating frame to normal position the pin 77 will engage this cam portion to rock the links 65 and shaft 66 to normal position to For the purpose of giving the cam disk 76 one-half of a rotation at each operation ofthe operating frame the disk 76 is rigid with a gear wheel 82, which meshes with a pinion as shown in Fig. 1. Only the pitch lines of the pinion 88 and the gear wheel 82 are shown in Fig. 3. This pinion 88 is rigidly mounted on a transfer shaft 85, which is suitably mounted in bearings in the side plates 7 of the supporting frame. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the shaft 85 at its right hand end carries a pinion 861 which is of the same size as the pinion 83. The pinion 8 L constantly meshes with a similar pinion 86, which is loosely mounted upon stud 87 projecting laterally from the right hand side plate 7 of the supporting frame. The central rear side of this side plate 10 of the operating frame is provided with rack teeth 88. for rotating the pinion 86 in a clockwise direction during the up stroke of the, operating frame, to impart one-half of a rotation to the gear wheel 82 and cam disk? 6 through the medium of the pinions 83 and 8 1; and shaft 85. As shown most clearly in Fig. 2, the left hand side of two of the teeth of pinion 86 are cut away and this cutaway portion is indicated by the reference character 90. This cut-away portionnormally faces the rack teeth 88, and as the rack teeth are adapted to engage only the left hand portion of the pinion teeth which are not cut-away it is clear that, during the down stroke of the operating frame, teeth 88move in this cut-away portion 90 withoutsi'noving the pinion; 66. The right handside plate 10 of the operating frame carries a pawl 91, pivoted at 92. A spring 93,. which is compressed between the downwardly extending finger 94.- of the pawl and a stud 95 projecting from the plate'10, normally holds the nose 96 of the pawl so that it projects beyond the rack teeth 88. Near the end of the downward movement of the operating frame, the nose 96 of the pawl engages the upper face of the tooth 97 of the pinion 86, thereby rocking the pawl forward against the tension of its spring 98. As soon as the nose of the pawl passes out of engagement with this tooth, however, the spring 93 again rocks the pawl rearward to normal position. It can be seen, from Fig. 2, that at the beginning of the return movement of the operating frame the upper side of nose :96 of the pawl will engage the lower face of the tooth 97 there by rotatingpinion 86 far enough to move the next approaching tooth into engage ment with the rack teeth 88, so that upon continued upward movement of the operating frame to normal position the pinion 86 V will be given a complete rotation. Near the very end of the upward movement of the operating frame the squared surface of a stud 99, which projects from the right hand side plate 10, engages a lower cut-away tooth on the pinion 86 as shown in Fig. 1, to insure the complete rotation of the pinion. A. spring operated pawl 100 is pivotally mounted at 101 to the right hand side plate 7 of the supporting frame and engages the teeth of pinion 86 to prevent retrograde movement of the pinion.

The transfer mechanism of the totalizer is shown in Fig. 3 and includes transfer plates 105 there being one of these plates for each totalizer wheel 51, except the units wheel. The plates at their rear ends are provided with slots 106 and the transfer shaft 85 passes through these slots. The forward upper ends of the plates 105 are equipped with fingers 10'. which cooperate with the teeth of the ratchet wheels 108, rigid with the right hand sides of the pinions 52 of their respective totalizer wheels 51. As shown in Fig. 3, the units totalizer wheel is not provided with a ratchet wheel as there are no totalizer wheels of lower denomination. The upper edges of the transfer plates 105 have two V-shaped notches 109 and balls 110, one for each plate and mounted in the frame 111, normally rest in the rear on these two notches. The frame 111 is very similar to the frame 27 carrying the balls 30 and the springs 112, which are compressed between the underside of the top of the frame 111 and the movable plates 113 firmly hold the balls in one or the other of the notches to aline and retain the plates 105 in either of their two positions. The total'zer wheels 51 carry laterally projecting pins 111, which engage the rollers 115 on. the transfer plates 105 of next higher order when the wheels move from their nine to their zero position. The engagement of any one of these pins with a corresponding roller 115 moves the plate 105 carrying the roller 115 rearwardly so that the finger 107 on the plate will drop back of the next succeeding tooth of its ratchet wheel 108. In this position of the plate 105, the corresponding ball 110 rests in the forward notch 109. The transfer shaft 85 is provided with a plurality of cams 116, and there is one cam for each transfer plate 105. These cams are spirally arranged on the shaft so that upon rotation of the latter in a clockwise direction during the up stroke of the operating frame 11 as described above they successively engage, from the lower to the higher order, the rollers 117 on the transfer plates 105 which have been moved rearward. This engagement of the cams 116 with the rollers on the corresponding transfer plates serves to move the plates forward to their normal position and thereby the fingers 107 move their corresponding totalizer wheels an extra step. Pawls 118, one for each ratchet wheel 108, are loosely mounted upon the stationary shaft 119, and engage the ratchet wheels to prevent reverse movement of the ratchet wheels.

For the purpose of locking the actuating gears against movement just at the time that the type carriers contact with the record material to be receipt-ed, pawls 120 are constructed to engage the segment gears (Figs. 1 and The pawls 120 are rigidly mounted upon a stationary shaft 121, which is mounted in the side plate 7 of the operating frame. A spring 122 (Fig. 3) is coiled about the shaft 121 and serves to hold-the pawls 120 out ofengagement with their corresponding wheels 53. The shaft 121 at its left hand end rigidly carries an arm 12%. (Fig. 1), which has a lug 125 projecting into the path of movement of a finger 126 which projects from the forward edge of the left hand side plate 10 of the operating frame. The finger 126 is so positioned, that it engages the laterally projecting lug 125 to rock the pawls.120 into engagement with their actuating gears just as the printing wheels come into engagement with the record material and in this way the jar due to this contact cannot effect an overthrow of the actuating wheels In order to insure the completion of the stroke of the operating frame 11 in either direction a member 127 is loosely mounted on the pin 128 projecting from'the right hand side frame 7. The lower finger 129 of this member 127, upon depression of the operating frame, plays over serrations 130 formed on the forwardedge of the right hand side plate 10 of the operating frame to prevent upward movement before the frame has been fully depressed. Just as the operating frame reaches'its lowermost position a finger 131 projecting from its right hand side plate 10 engages the finger 129 and thereby rocks the member 127 about its pivot. During the rocking movement of this member 127, a ball bearing 132 which is mounted in an opening in a disk 133 rigid with the side frame 7 is moved forward by the upper edge of the pointed portion of the member against the tension of the spring 131 seated in the disk 133. Then as the end of the pointed portion of the member 127 passes the bearing, the hearing will engage the lower edge of the pointed portion to hold the upper finger 135 into engagement with the serrations of a serrated rack 136, mounted on the right hand side plate 10. During the upward movement of the operating frame 10 to normal position the spring pressed ball- 132 causes the finger 135 to successively engage the serrations formed on the bar 136 as the serrations slide past the finger to prevent downward movement of the frame before it has reached normalposition. Just before the operating frame reaches normal position a projection 138 on the serrated bar- 136 engages the finger 135 and in this way rocks the member 127 back to the normal position as shown in Fig. 1. The lower finger 29 is shown as being cutaway so that when the operating frame is depressed the projection 138 will not engage the finger.

The operation of the stamp is as follows: The type wheels are set up by adjustment of the setting segment gears 1 by means of the handles or finger pieces 3, which move beside the scales on the cabinet. To print the amount set up on the type carriers it is only necessary to depress the operating frame, the type carriers thereby being carried into contact with the receipt or book under the stamp.

During the first operation of the stamp, the hook projections 71 on the side plates 10 of the operating frame engage the cross rod 66, and draw the rod downward, thereby $6 rocking the shaft 2 and arms 56 about degrees in a clockwise direction. The pawls 55, as controlled by the slots 63 in the corresponding segment gears 1, engage the teeth of their ratchet wheels 54 during this move- 90 ment, to rotate the actuating gears 53 and totalizer wheels 51 extents corresponding to the positions of their respective setting segment gears. The transfer pins 111 on the totalizer wheels which move past their nine positions engage the rollers 115 on the appropriate transfer plates 105 and move them rearward; Upon the return movement of the operating frame the rack teeth 88 mesh with the pinion 86 to give the transfer shaft 85 one complete rotation so that the cams 116 on the shaft will engage the rollers 117 on the operated transfer plates 105 and successively move the plates forward to normal position whereupon the ratchet wheels 108, engaged by the plates which are moved, are given an extra step of movement to carry one to their totalizer wheels 51.

The complete rotation of the. transfer shaft effects, through the pinions 83 and 82, 1 10 one half of a rotation of the cam disk 76.

In this manner the cam portion 79ofthe disk is positioned into the path of movement of the pin 80 on the link 65, so that just before the operating frame reaches normal N5 position the pin 80 will engage this cam portion and rock the links 65 and cross rod 66 rearward, the cross rod being moved into the set-off portions 74: of the slots 67. Thus upon the second depression of the operating 1'10 frame the cross rod 66 will be out of the path of movement of the hook projections 71- so that a printing impression will be made by the type wheels but the actuating mechanism for the totalizer will not be moved. 12 At the end of this second operation of the hand'stamp the cam portion 78 of the disk 76 will be engaged by the pin 77 on the link 65 to restore the cross rodf66 into the path of movement of thehook projections 7!; s0

that the totalizer will be operated at the succeeding operation of the stamp. By this means it can be seen that the registering mechanism will be operated only upon alternate operations of the machine while the printing devices are depressed to make an impression on the record material at each operation. This alternate operation of the registering mechanism was mentioned above as one of the objects of the invention and the uses of such a construction are there pointed out.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:

1. In a hand stamp, the combination with a supporting frame; of an operating frame; a shaft arranged in the supporting frame; totalizer wheels mounted on said shaft; a shaft arranged in said operating frame; printing wheels mounted on said second shaft; setting elements for said printing Wheels; and means connected with said operating frame and controlled by the setting elements for actuating the totalizer whee 5 upon reciprocation of the operating frame.

2. In hand stamp, the combination with a supporting frame; of an operating frame mounted thereon; a shaft arranged in the supporting frame; .settin elements mounted on said shaft; a second shaft arranged in said supporting frame; totalizer wheels mounted thereon; printing means operably connected with said setting elements and mounted in said operating frame; and actuating mechanism for said totalizer wheels mounted on said second shaft and operated under the control of said setting elements upon reciprocation of the operatii'ig frame.

3. In a hand stamp the combination with a supporting frame; of a shaft arranged in said frame; totalizer wheels loosely mounted thereon; a second shaft arranged in said supporting frame; setting elements loosely mounted on said second shaft; an operating frame mounted on said supporting frame; a shaft carried by said operating frame; type Wheels mounted on said last mentioned shaft and normally in engagement with said setting elements; actuating gears mounted on said second shaft and constantly meshing with said totalizer-wheels; and operating means for said actuating gears, having an invariable extent of movement imparted thereto upon operation of said operating frame, and controlled by said setting ele ments.

4. In a hand stamp, the combination with printing means; of a totalizer; means for operating said printing means; and an actuating mechanism for said totalizer automatically operated but once by said operating means during a definite plurality of opera tions of the stamp.

In a hand stamp the combination with an operating frame; of printing means carried thereby; a supporting frame; a totalizer mounted therein; and operating means for tl totalizer automatically operated upon alternate operations of said operating frame.

(5. In a hand stamp, the combination with printing elements; of an operating frame for carrying the same; setting elements for adjusting said printing elements; atotalizer; a supporting frame for carrying the same; and operating means for said totalizer controlled by said setting elements and automatically operated by said operating frame upon alternate operations of the hand stamp.

7. In a hand stamp, the combination with printing elements; of an operating frame for carrying the same; setting elements for adjusting said printin elements; a totalizcr; a supporting frame for the totalizer; actuating gears for said totalizer; and operating pawls having a constant extent of movement and controlled by said setting elements for automatically operating said actuating gears upon alternate operations of the hand stamp.

8. In a hand stamp the combination with printing elements; of an operating mechanism for the same; setting elements for ad justing said printing elements; a totalizcr; actuating members for driving said totalizer; operating 'pawls for said actuating mem ers; arms or rrying said pawls; a shaft for carrying said arms; means connecting said shaft and said operating mechanism; and means for disabling said connecting means.

i in a hand stamp the combination with printing elements; of an operating frame for carrying the same; setting elements for adjusting said printing elements; a totallzer; actuating members for driving said totalizer; operating pawls for said actuating members; arms carrying said pawls; a shaft carrying said arms; means connecting said shaft and said operating frame; and cam means for automatically disabling and enabling said connecting means upon alternate operations of tee machine.

10. In a hand stamp, the combination with printing elements; of operating mechanism for the same; an accounting device; actuating mechanism therefor; alink coupling said operating mechanism and said actuating mechanism; and cam means operated by said operating mechanism for cooperating with said link automatically to move the link to uncoupling position upon certain operations of the machine.

11. In a hand stamp, the combination with printing elements; of operating mechanism for the same; an accounting device; actuating mechanism therefor; a link coupling said operating mechanism and said actuating mechanism; and a (a 1n disk,o1')erated by said operating mechanism in an invariable direction, for cooperating with said link automatically to move the link to uncoupling position upon certain operations of the machine.

12. In a hand stamp, the combination with printing elements; of an operating frame for the same and. provided with projections; a supporting frame which is provided with a slot having a set off portion and upon which said operating frame is movably mounted; a totalizer; operating mechanism for said totalizer, including two arms; links pivoted on said arms; a rod carried by said links and normally in the path of movement of the projections on said operating frame and movable in said slot; and cam means for automatically rocking said links and rod in reverse directions upon alternate operations of the stamp for the purpose described, the set off portion in the slot being provided to permit rocking movements of the links and rod.

13. In a hand stamp, the combination with printing elements; of an operating frame for the same and provided with projections; a supporting frame which is provided with a slot having a set off portion and upon which said operating frame is movably mounted; a totalizer; operating mechanism for said totalizer, including two arms; links pivoted on said arms; a rod carried by said links and normally in the path of movement of the projections on said operating frameand movable in said slot; and a cam disk given one half of a rotation in an invariable direction at each operation of the machine for automatically rocking said links and rod in reverse directions upon alternate operations of the stamp for the purpose described, the set off portion in the slot being provided to permit rocking movements of the links and rod.

14. In a hand stamp, the combination with a supporting frame, of a totalizer supported thereby, totalizer actuators, manipulative devices for controlling the actuators, a rinting head containing type carriers, sai( head and its type carriers being bodily movable relative the supporting frame and totaliaer to effect printing, connections whereby the aforesaid manipulative devices control the setting of the type carriers, and other connections whereby movement of the printing head will drive the totalizer actuators.

15. In a hand stamp, the combination with a supporting frame, of a totalizer supported thereby, totalizer actuators, differentially adji'istable devices for controlling the actuators, a printing head containing type carriers, said head and its type carriers being movable relative the supporting frame and totalizer to effect printing, connections whereby movement of the differentially adjustable devices will set the type carriers, and other connections whereby movement of the printing head will drive the totalizer actuators.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MAX JAOUB.

Witnesses HENRY HAsPEa, Vonnnamn HAUPT.

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